sunshine mills dog treats

IMHO    No.  That is a horrible list of ingredients  !

Look for whole ingredients and no artificial color. No sugar.(corn syrup)  The ingredients that are OK that you listed is the chicken, dried cheese, and the canola oil. Perhaps the natural chicken flavor ..

They won't kill your dog but there are a lot of better products out there.

 UGH... I agree. There are so many better "natural" treats out there.  Those are like chicken flavored styrofoam.  First look for either grain-free treats or treats that use no CORN or SOY fand preferably no WHEAT fllour, no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives, by-products or generic ingredients. 

Here's a list of brand names for high quality treats : ( Some do use wheat, usually whole grain which isn't so bad but alot of them use oat flour, rice flour, millet flour, barley flour, etc )

Mother Hubbards

Blue Dog Bakery

Cloud Star

Zukes

Wellness

Vida Life

Innova

Newman's Own

... just a few to start with. There are many out there.  Look for fresh fruits and veggies, added vitamins and minerals, things like Omega Fatty Acids, Glucosamine,  , Antioxidents.  Natural treats like bully sticks,  beef tendons, dried salmon or venison jerky, chicken or duck breast fillets or chips,  beef trachea are probably some of the better treats and are 100% natural with no added ingredients.

Rule of thumb..... Stay away from almost any treat that can be found in a supermarket or that you've seen advertised  anywhere.  

Rule of thumb.... WHOLE ingredients only, NO corn or Soy or Enriched wheat products. Look for fish, veggies, fruits,  natural preservatives like Vitamin E and rosemary ,  absolutely NO artificial colors, flavors or additives,   NO SUGAR... ie  high fructose corn syrup, sorghum or sugar.  PURE CANE SUGAR and MOLASSES are acceptable but should be FAR down the ingredient list. Dogs  easily become addicted to sugary sweets.  Your best bet is to feed natural treats and  biscuits made with alternative flours ( rice, oatmeal, barley, etc ) . If you 've seen it in the supermarket ( with the exception of Newman's Own  and Harmony Farms ) stay away from it.

Hint... when shopping at places like Petco, Petsmart, Pet Supplies Plus, etc.... almost all foods and treats are arranged by QUALITY.  Notice you'll see brands like Beneful, Come and Get it, Alpo  etc in the first aisle....then you get to brands like Purina, Iams, Nutro Max in the second aisle,  then brands like Nutro, Eukanuba, BilJac, Science Diet ..... then brands like Blue,  Royal Canin, Nature's Variety and finally the BEST quality foods are in the LAST aisle with the exception of the FAUX HOLISTIC WANNABEES like  Science Diet Nature's Choice or whatever that crap is and sometimes the Iams and Eukanuba FAUXlistic foods. Don't be fooled by the PROPAGANDA on the bags... ie  " Cliinically Proven".. Just look at the ingredient list.   Anyways... most treats are arranged the same way. Sometimes the good quality holistic treats are either at the end or in the middle of the treat section but they'll all be grouped together. Look for brands you've never heard of and then read the ingredient lists.

i put those in wyatt's kong. IMHO, they will not hurt dogs. Now, i wouldn't make my dog's diet with ingredients like those, but an occassional non-holistic treat wont hurt them. It's the same as me having a granola bar, french fries, candy, etc...

My dogs are amazingly healthy and i even let them eat the milk bones that the bank gives them!

Sure, there's much better, but i would never feel bad giving my dog a treat like that.

They are safe.  They aren't the healthiest treat but they are a TREAT so once in a while shouldn't be a big deal.  On here lately, people seem to take a concept and go completely overboard with it--you don't have to throw them away if you've already bought them.